OT : Paging the Engineers

Where can I get a small sheet of engine turned aluminium or stainless?
Google is failing me.....

Steve

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Steve

Make one. It's not that hard.

 

It had crossed my mind - scotchbrite on a slow speed drill?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Steve

 

Pretty smart, except: why did he cut the shape out first? I'd have
marked it roughly, burnished it first, then marked it accurately and
cut it out.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip Luscher

I have no clue, the interesting part (FSVO...) was the burnishing tool.

 

<snigger>

He said 'front bottom'.

 

If I knew what engine turned was I might be able to help.

Maybe I've failed as an engineer?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Krusty

<G> Yeah, I noticed that too.

 

I knew. Comes from watching the Antiques Roadshow as it was a way that
Industrial Revolution silversmiths showed off.

 

Seems to be called many things , including Guilloché.
As seen on 30's dashboards:
http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~eamonn/et/ford_dash_1939.jpg

 

Think Lindbergh's Spirit of St Louis.

 

I only discovered that phrase about seven years ago.

I think its very stupid.

 

I thought it was going to get interesting when he said "First I marked the
front bottom".

Sadly.....

 

A piece of softwood dowel with a cross cut in the end and fine grade valve
grinding paste as the abrasive works quite well too.